Thanks for doin the diggin on this unga, unfortunately that hotel was started and operated by Mrs. Minnie McLane who married a man last name of Dugger in 1954, and then in 1964 married a man whose last name was Palmer.

I have just returned from another Tiki expedition in the Stockton area and I made some new discoveries including these from Minnie's.

I made my way to the back of the restaurant determined to find the Lani that was advertised in the phone book. An old glass pained door opens to what was the Lani.

The place has electrical conduit and outlets exposed on the main restaurant wall as if this was once a outdoor type area that was later enclosed. Or an addition the the main restaurant. There is even a widow between the restaurant and the Lani as if it once looked outside. It is also several feet lower than the main restaurant.

As I went in I lifted up a white sheet and found an old small table that was covered in bamboo!

Next I looked up and all around finding these lamps. They look to me like nautical type that came from a real ship.

The individual who brought the wave of tiki to the Central Valley is a man named Hop Louie. His first venture into tiki was opening up the restaurant “Minnie’s” in Stockton in 1952. The restaurant was named after his wife, Minnie Woo. In 1954, another “Minnie’s” was opened to the south, in Modesto, California. Both restaurants were outfitted by Oceanic Arts and served tantalizing Cantonese food and featured Polynesian cocktails. In the late 1950’s, the Stockton branch of Minnie’s was sold to Gong Lee and his wife, Yuen Toy. The restaurant still exists, but is known as “Gong Lee’s” and no longer contains a trace of the hawaiiana décor.

The individual who brought the wave of tiki to the Central Valley is a man named Hop Louie. His first venture into tiki was opening up the restaurant “Minnie’s” in Stockton in 1952. The restaurant was named after his wife, Minnie Woo. In 1954, another “Minnie’s” was opened to the south, in Modesto, California. Both restaurants were outfitted by Oceanic Arts and served tantalizing Cantonese food and featured Polynesian cocktails. In the late 1950’s, the Stockton branch of Minnie’s was sold to Gong Lee and his wife, Yuen Toy. The restaurant still exists, but is known as “Gong Lee’s” and no longer contains a trace of the hawaiiana décor.

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I had drinks at Hop Louie in the Los Angeles Chinatown on Saturday. I'm assuming it would have to be the same person. It's been in business since 1941. Their bar is almost pitch black, even at 4 in the afternoon.
The pics are from yelp.com.
Upstairs dining room.